The Time Around Scars (The Sisters Under the Skin Remix) [BtVS; Dawn Summers, Buffy Summers]

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Title: The Time Around Scars (The Sisters Under the Skin Remix)
Author: victoria p. [musesfoolSummary: Dawn thinks if she can see where she's been, maybe she can figure out where she's going, and scars are the map that will lead her there

Comments

[likeadeuce]

Oh, wow! This is such a great look at Dawn -- the idea that she can have the memories from the past but not the physical scars is a great angle to take in approaching her character. I think the relationship between Buffy and Dawn gets short-changed in fic a lot, and this is a really beautiful exploration of what it means to them to be sisters.

[musesfool]

Thanks so much! I'm so happy it worked for you. I've come to like Dawn a lot more in retrospect than I did on first appearance, and you're right, I think her relationship with Buffy does get overlooked a lot.

[kindkit]

I love what you do here with the idea of scars as memories. And your Dawn characterization is wonderful.

[musesfool]

Thank you!

[soundingsea]

Ooh. Beautiful in that way scars can be: silvery and light.

[musesfool]

Thank you!

[oyceter]

Aww! I love the Buffy-Dawn relationship, I'm so glad you wrote this one!

[musesfool]

Thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it.

[zooey_glass04]

This is lovely work! It's a brilliant concept, that Dawn's scars only map the life she's actually lived, and I love the sense of connection with Buffy at the close.

Your characterisation is really good here - I could hear both their voices in my head.

Lovely work - thanks!

[musesfool]

Thank you so much!

Dawn's scars only map the life she's actually lived

It makes a crazy kind of sense, right? I liked the idea, anyway. *g*